Procurement Practice Specialist

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist

Qualifications:BBA/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience:7 to 11 years

What would you do?
Accenture seeks a Sourcing Specialist to collaborate with internal and external clients to support/lead
sourcing strategies related to various spend areas for different categories (i.e., Technology, HR, CPS,
Marketing, Professional Services, Legal, Travel etc). The resource will support/lead multiple sourcing
projects, client selection criteria, supplier selection processes, contract negotiations, and formal bidding
processes. The resource will also develop market insights from cross-client sourcing activities, provide
financial analyses, and collaborate with the Sourcing Category function

What are we looking for?
Category Specific Skill
Should have good exposure to category planning, stakeholder management, global sourcing, and
strong knowledge of the supplier landscape for various sourcing categories. Should have handson experience in RFx processes and analysis of supplier proposals. Strong analytical and
presentation skills are a mustRequired

B.E /B.Tech, MBA, CPSM / CPM (desired)

7+ years of Sourcing & Category Management experience, out of which approximately 90%
should be in Global Sourcing
Skill Name Expected proficiency level
Business Insight P4 - Expert
Contract planning & development P4 - Expert
Global strategic sourcing P4 - Expert
Negotiation management P4 - Expert
RFx Management P4 - Expert
Supplier analysis & selection P4 - Expert
MS Powerpoint & Excel P4 - Exper

Roles and Responsibilities:

This role includes some or all the following key responsibilities. Please review these in conjunction with
career-level guidelines to understand the expectations for this role.
? Sourcing Execution

Manage/lead execution of sourcing projects for various sourcing categories and clients

Spend & vendor consolidation to optimize the savings

Support/lead annual rate contracts with suppliers

Strong hands-on experience working on ERP systems such as Jaeggar, Ariba, SAP, etc.

Interact with key customer and internal stakeholders and work closely with them to identify
areas of improvement

Offer creative solutions to support the overall sourcing program and achieve desired results

Collaborate with the core team of a fast-growing Business Unit to extend and improve existing
processes, develop new products and services, and support business unit strategic planning

To ensure timely project deliverables with the defined quality standards

Will be responsible for creating & presenting the deliverables to Client/Internal global team
members

Work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical
terms in a contract.

Negotiate and close the contract with advice from legal and technical/ business teams.Complexity

Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates
solutions in situations where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

Requires adherence to the strategic direction set by senior management

Interaction with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture involving matters that
may require acceptance of an alternate approach.
? Authority

Power to influence or complete assignments independently and ability to make decisions, as
indicated by latitude to devise work products or plans, reliance on instruction, and decisionmaking ability

Some latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures
on the new assignments
Impact or Decision Impact

Risk or consequences in the event of failure, as indicated by the range of expected impact,
such as within a team or across a team or area of responsibility and level of risk

Decisions have a significant day-to-day impact on areas of responsibility
? Scope

Degree of accountability for assigned tasks, our clients, and/or the organization, as indicated
by the size of work effort and scale of entity and/or program

May manage medium-sized teams and/or work efforts at a client or within Accenture

Qualification BBA,Master of Business Administration